FORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE Pacific Maritime Magazine Online News SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Look Out the Window By Chris Philips, Managing Editor “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” – Will Rogers We all make mistakes. Sometimes we […]
Continue ReadingWeak Third Quarter, but Better Days Ahead Economic activity lost some of its momentum in the third quarter. Real GDP growth rose at a 1.5 percent-annual pace, but much of the drag was due to a slowdown in inventory building. Real private sales to domestic purchasers, which is a better gauge of final demand, strengthened […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Next Tug for Tidewater: Granite Point By Peter Marsh Tidewater Transportation and Terminals’ series of three new towboats is continuing on schedule with the launch on September 18 of the second of the class, theGranite Point, at the Vigor […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Ignore the Headline Q3 GDP Report Was Solid Third quarter U.S. real GDP growth came in a touch lighter than our forecast at 1.5%, and was a big deterioration from the second quarter’s 3.9% real GDP growth, but in this instance the headline is deceiving. Our view is that third quarter […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Oct. 28, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. Senate Committee Hearing Focuses on El Niño Preparedness Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 10/28/2015 – 4:55pm The California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee held a special hearing in Van Nuys today to […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Next Tug for Tidewater: Granite Point By Peter Marsh Tidewater Transportation and Terminals’ series of three new towboats is continuing on schedule with the launch on September 18 of the second of the class, the Granite Point, at the […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Housing Market Still Strong Following two straight monthly declines, housing starts rebounded in September on the back of solid gains in the multifamily sector. Permits were less encouraging, with declines in both single- and multifamily. Despite the choppy starts readings in recent months, we expect residential investment to […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Bulk & Breakbulk: Smaller ports look at cargo diversification By Jim Shaw West Coast ports are awaiting the fallout of China’s financial crisis, which saw the Asian country’s imports fall by 14.3 percent in August compared to a […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Economy is Looking Better in October Following August and September’s abrupt slowdown, the economic data points so far for October suggest the U.S. economy is picking up some momentum in the fourth quarter. This should help to raise expectations of a better Q4 GDP report and could make a December rate hike […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Oct. 21, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. California Water Commission Approves SGMA Basin Boundary Emergency Regulations Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 10/21/2015 – 12:06pm The California Water Commission Wednesday approved the California Department of Water Resources’ emergency regulations for modifying […]
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